New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for US ambassador to the United Nations, is now refusing to stand by her previous push for Ukraine’s NATO membership — a stance she once framed as critical to regional stability.

Donald Trump is set to select New York Representative Elise Stefanik as the US ambassador to the United Nations, according to reports. The 40-year-old GOP lawmaker is said to have accepted the president-elect’s offer after Trump made a statement to the New York Post on Sunday evening.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped House Republican Conference chair and longtime ally Rep. Elise Stefanik, of New York, to serve as ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik is Trump's first Cabinet pick for his second term in the White House.